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FRANCE. FFTV French Combat Pistol Championship Silver Award Medal, ND (1939). Paris Mint. CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
By Édouard Fraisse and Charles Degeorge. 50mm. Obverse: Bust of Marianne, left, with winged helmet; laurel leaves fill the fields; Reverse: A "wreath" of shooting weapons - rifles, pistols, and crossbows, superimposed on (and largely covering) a laurel wreath; round escutcheon in the center, engraved with the event name and year. Cornucopia privy mark. An example of the use of a die (or product of a die) long after its creation - Charles Degeorge passed away in 1888 and this medal was inscribed in 1939. This medal is a prize medal offered by the Fédération Française de Tir de Vitesse for the French Combat Pistol Championship held on 4 June 1939. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $150
By Édouard Fraisse and Charles Degeorge. 50mm. Obverse: Bust of Marianne, left, with winged helmet; laurel leaves fill the fields; Reverse: A "wreath" of shooting weapons - rifles, pistols, and crossbows, superimposed on (and largely covering) a laurel wreath; round escutcheon in the center, engraved with the event name and year. Cornucopia privy mark. An example of the use of a die (or product of a die) long after its creation - Charles Degeorge passed away in 1888 and this medal was inscribed in 1939. This medal is a prize medal offered by the Fédération Française de Tir de Vitesse for the French Combat Pistol Championship held on 4 June 1939. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $150